On Monday (July 31) a "very curious" sea lion was found roaming the streets of Port MacDonnell, Australia, Mashable reports. The precious pup wandered down the town's main street, and according to 7 News Adelaide, took "some convincing to leave."

He crawled around town on his belly and flippers (as sea lions do), and the sight was apparently so wild at first the locals weren't even sure what was happening. The sea creature, which some thought was a sea lion and others were convinced was an elephant seal, waddled past a cafe and posed for seal-fies — er, selfies.

But, as we learned from The Little Mermaid, "flipping your fins you don't get too far," and after taking in some of the sights, it was time for the town's uninvited tourist to head home. He wasn't quite ready to head back to the big blue, though. Perhaps he just wanted to stick around and be "part of that world" on land (probably because he'd seen enough Shark Week episodes to know what goes on underwater), but eventually a dogcatcher was called in to lure him back into the sea.

Even though the wandering sea creature is undoubtedly adorable, Mashablenotes that his Monday afternoon adventure may be a bit concerning: It's possible that he wandered into the town because of human encroachment on or overpopulation in his habitat, or another ecological hardship that may have displaced him from his home.

Although the internet probably would have preferred that its new favorite aquatic animal had hung around forever, that just would have been seal-fish (we had to.) To ease our broken hearts in the wake of saying goodbye, here is an adorable photo of baby seals putting on sunscreen. You're welcome.